Activities at FHNW
- Applied research at the FHNW Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency
- Lecturer for Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy
Teaching
- Waste Management and Resource-Management, BSc Energy and Environmental Technology
- Ecodesign, BSc Energy and Environmental Technology
- Ecological System Modeling, BSc Energy and Environmental Technology
- Sustainable Product Development, BSc Block Module
- Re-use of Materials and its Acceptance in Society, BSc Block Module
- Sustainable Development, MSE Master of Science in Engineering
- CAS Life Cycle Assessment (course administrator)
Research
- Life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting
- Material flow analysis
- Industrial Ecology
- Cleaner Production
Services
- Life cycle assessments and carbon foot printing
- Independent critical reviews of LCAs
- Technology transfer (resource efficiency in developing and transition countries)
Profile
Biography
Since 2024
Lecturer at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Engineering and Environment, Windisch
2017-2024
Research Associate/Lecturer, School of Management and Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur
2015-2018
Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Scientist, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
2014-2015
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale University, New Haven, USA
2009-2014
PhD Student/Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
2007-2009
Civilian Service/Project Collaborator, Sustainable Business Associates, Lausanne/Amman, Jordan
2004-2007
Dipl. Ing. Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich (MSc equivalence)
2002-2006
BSc. Environmental Science and Engineering, EPF Lausanne
Publications
Projects
Ongoing
NitroScope, 2025-2029: work package leader
PyroScale, 2026-2027: project leader
Completed
FHNW Foundation: Nachhaltige Nano- und Quantentechnologien, 2024-2025: project leader
Multimesh – Life cycle assessment of conventional and PET-based stencils in the textile industry, 2024: project leader
Sustainabl2EMobility – Multimodal transportation solutions: Combining private car sharing and public transport, 2024-2025: project leader
LCA – Is longer vehicle use sustainable? - Quantification of the environmental footprint of driving, 2025: Project leader
MEA-sure – Validation of the innovative potential of AI-driven plastic waste bale analysis technology, 2024-2025: project leader